Operations Management
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ISBN: 9781259667473
Author: William J Stevenson
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Chapter 6, Problem 18P
Rebalance the assembly line in Problem 7. This time, use the longest operation time heuristic. Break ties with the most following tasks heuristic. What is the percentage idle time for your line?
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Operations Management
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